The Ministry of Finance has announced the State budget estimates for 2021, which target over VND1.34 quadrillion (US$58.2 billion) in State budget revenue.

The Vietnam Digital Transformation Day (DX Day Vietnam) 2020 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on December 14-15 with the direct participation of more than 2,500 delegates and over 10,000 others online.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance stated on December 2 that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to entrust the Ministry with the task of allocating 1,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve for Savanakhet province in Laos, an area which has been hard hit by recent natural disasters.

The finance ministries of Vietnam and Poland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in a range of fields between the two sides.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance have announced plans to revise petrol and oil prices, with new rates starting to drop considerably as of 3 p.m. on November 11.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung was grilled about finance and budget-related issues within his remit during the 14th National Assembly’s 10th sitting on November 9.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently announced its cooperation with An Phat Holdings (APH) and an expected investment of US$20 million to fund APH’s first compostable material manufacturing plant in Vietnam and the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has voiced his support for US investment projects in Vietnam and committed to facilitating its future projects in the country.

The National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee has agreed not to adjust the minimum wage in 2021 and has warned about the pressure on public debt payment.

VOV.VN - The sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) was held online in Hanoi on October 2.